Jackson Wahl, our newer college bridge competitor above, now rising star AND director, shares more online bridge news with us!
Jackson; thanks for all you are doing to keep our Minnesota bridge community playing and having fun online!
Hi Folks--
Thank you all for your valuable feedback regarding the time and length of TCBC games. I've come to the following decisions:
1. Limited Games
There has been an outpouring of support for limited games. Because of this, I am adding a third game limited to less than 750 masterpoints on Thursday morning. Like Tuesday, there will be two sections, one Open and one <750. For now, we'll keep Wednesday restricted to less than 750, but I may open it up if we don't get enough tables. If you like the restricted games, keep on coming to them - I need to consistently hit 6 tables in order to keep those games running!
2. Timing of Games
I am shifting Saturday's game to 9:30 AM. The 9:30 votes more than doubled the 11:30 votes, so the choice is clear. For those who asked for earlier Tuesday/Thursday games, or more later games, I fear I can't make that happen - for now, I have classes, and my schedule is a bit restricted. I'm trying to provide a variety of times that work for everyone!
3. Board Timing
In a huge majority, more than 70% of people preferred a slower game. It is incredibly frustrating to have a tricky hand or slow opponents and have to get your board adjusted, especially if there are multiple ways a hand could have gone. With 6 minute boards, only about 50% of tables finished on time; with 7 minutes, about 90% finish in time. If it's a quick round, the game will automatically progress to the next round when everyone's done, too. Therefore, we are moving back to 7 minute boards for the time being.
Whew! To recap the schedule:
Tuesday, 11:30, Open and <750
Wednesday, 3:30, <750
Thursday, 11:30, Open and <750
Friday, 9:30, Open
Saturday, 9:30 Open
Thanks again! See you on BBO!
Best--
Jackson
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